Anonaepestis tamsi is a species of snout moth in the genus Anonaepestis. It was described by John David Bradley in 1965 and is known from Cameroon[1] and the Central African Republic.
| Anonaepestis tamsi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Anonaepestis |
| Species: | A. tamsi
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| Binomial name | |
| Anonaepestis tamsi Bradley, 1965[1]
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The larvae feed on Piper nigrum. They bore the stem of their host plant.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
- ^ A new species belonging to the genus Anonaepestis Ragonot (Lepidoptera, Phycitinae) attacking black pepper (Piper nigrum) in West Africa
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